by intoaccount | May 31, 2024 | Believing survivors, Church focus, Church policy, Ethics, LGBTQ+ justice, spiritual abuse
Pastor Jud Hendrix Creates Insular Secretive Environment: Targets Congregation with Sexualized Violence Note: when church officials initially discovered his misconduct in 2011, (now former) Pastor Jud Hendrix voluntarily renounced his ordination, which protected him...
by intoaccount | Apr 25, 2024 | Believing survivors, Church focus, spiritual abuse, Survivors speak, Uncategorized
An interview with Baptistland author Christa Brown: On telling her story of survival, the betrayal of church leaders, and the journey toward healing An interview with Baptistland Author Christa Brown. You can preorder Baptistland here, or at your preferred bookstore....
by intoaccount | Jun 24, 2022 | Anabaptism/Mennonites, Believing survivors, Ethics, Survivors speak, Workplace/Religious Nonprofit focus
The Contents of My Story May Disturb You Hi, my name is *Miya, and I am a survivor of Kent Peters. This is my story. Before I begin, I want to give a content/trigger warning to readers. The following post will include the following topics: grooming boundary crossing...
by intoaccount | Feb 18, 2022 | Anabaptism/Mennonites, Church focus, Plain people, social work, Survivors speak
Into Account is honored to have as colleagues, and to advocate for, a number of Plain and Amish people. And we’re especially honored to publish a Plain survivor’s story. Plain survivors face many barriers, including people from outside their context...
by intoaccount | Jul 29, 2021 | Anabaptism/Mennonites, Believing survivors, Church focus, Church policy, Ethics
Fire at Rainbow Mennonite Church: A Study in Organizational Trauma What exactly happened? In 2019, in Kansas City, Kansas, a woman named Kimberly reported a church employee had been abusive in the context of an intimate partner relationship to leaders at Rainbow...
